While I'm uncertain of the population of those countries, 50000 votes "No" is probably in contrast to millions of "Don't Care, let 'em eat cake," and another 50 000 "Yes" votes.
It is not the goal of Democracy to only allow what is "best" for the largest number of people. It is the duty of a Democracy to ensure that the rights of individuals are respected. To that end, allowing two consenting adults the option to enjoy the rights and obligations of marriage, regardless of their gender/s, ensures that all persons are being treated equally.
I don't like squash. I think it is a vile vegetable with no redeeming quality. I think that the people that eat squash must have something wrong with them, because a person of sound mind would never eat such a repulsive thing. It's offensive. Truly disgusting. I'll bet that I could get at LEAST 1 000 000 signatures on a petition, mostly from children, that would agree with my perspective that it should not be eaten by
anyone. I'll never get a law passed that will ban it though, because for all my revulsion, other people like it, and I have no sensible right to deny them their option to eat it.
PS: If you wish to keep your religion out of it, and I have no problem with that, you don't need to bring it up.
I'm a
zealot when it comes to people getting married and raising families. Whether adopted, or by "outside assistance", homosexual couples that wish to improve the future by raising children in loving homes are all right in my books. Everyone should have children. It gives an incredible perspective on your life, truly showing the value of things, and it is atrocious that such a life-affirming activity could be denied to anyone... and there's the zealotry coming out.
beslubber it, it's the truth.